The US markets ended mostly lower on Friday, as traders took a step back to assess recent activity in the markets. On the U.S. economic front, the National Association of Realtors released a report showing existing home sales in the U.S. decreased roughly in line with estimates in the month of May. The report said existing home sales slid 0.7 percent to an annual rate of 4.11 million in May after tumbling by 1.9 percent to an annual rate of 4.14 million. The continued decline by existing home sales came as the median existing-home price reached a record high $419,300 in May, up 5.8 percent from $396,500 a year ago. A separate report released by the Conference Board showed its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators fell by more than expected in the month of May. The Conference Board said its leading economic index decreased by 0.5 percent in May following a 0.6 percent decline in April.
Further, reflecting the lackluster performance by the broader markets, most of the major sectors ended the day showing only modest moves. Gold stocks showed a significant move to the downside, however, resulting in a 1.4 percent decline by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. The weakness among gold stocks came amid a sharp pullback by the price of the precious metal. Considerable weakness was also visible among semiconductor stocks, as reflected by the 1.3 loss posted by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. On the other hand, networking stocks showed a strong move to the upside, driving the NYSE Arca Networking Index up by 1.2 percent.
Nasdaq fell 32.23 points or 0.18 percent to 17,689.36 and S&P 500 was down by 8.55 points or 0.16 percent to 5,464.62, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.57 points or 0.04 percent to 39,150.33.
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